What Makes the Audi Q7 One of the Safest Family Cars on the Market?

When selecting the right SUV for you and your family, one concern is bound to leap to the top of the priority list: safety. After all, any car that can't manage to protect its occupants simply isn't worth the money.

The Audi Q7 has plenty of different benefits to offer Greenville, New Bern, and Raleigh drivers, such as sleek styling and high engine power. However, in this article, our team at Pecheles Audi is going to show why the Audi Q7 safety really takes the cake.

Named One of the Safest Cars for Families

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has long been hailed as one of the foremost judges of vehicle safety. Every time a new car model is released, their team takes the time to rigorously test it against crash impacts to determine just how safe it truly is.

While many of these are one-time trials, the IIHS underwent a far more detailed study to figure out which vehicles were the absolute safest for families.

Through their own tests and information pulled from nationwide auto fatality data, they were able to isolate 11 vehicles in which no drivers died during the years 2012 to 2015. The first of those 11 vehicles was the Audi Q7.¹

A Highly Rated Safety Structure

Given its highly protective performance from 2012 to 2015, it's no wonder that in 2017, the Audi Q7 received a TOP SAFETY PICK rating from the IIHS. While this is on one hand due to its many great technologies, it can also be attributed in large part to its tremendously strong frame.

This durable body, reinforced by driver adaptive and front passenger dual-stage airbags and Sideguard® head curtains, has been known to protect passengers from even the most forceful of collision forces.

Audi Q7 Safety Technology

In addition to its rigid body, the Audi Q7 comes with a host of different safety technologies. Standard in the 2017 Audi Q7, for instance, are features such as Electronic Stability Control with Off-Road mode and the Traction Control system. Both these features can help keep your SUV from veering off the road, even when the weather is less than pleasant.

Perhaps the most helpful standard safety feature in the Audi Q7 is Audi pre sense® basic and city-a predictive safety suite. Both the basic and city versions of Audi pre sense® employ a number of high-tech sensors to monitor the road around you.

Using these sensors, your Audi Q7 can actually determine when you may be heading for a crash before you can. In this case, it'll either apply brakeforce to mitigate impacts or it'll hit the brakes completely.

Keep Your Family Safe with the Audi Q7

With so many awesome safety features included, it's no wonder that the Audi Q7 garners the recognition that it does. Greenville, New Bern, and Raleigh drivers may be hard-pressed to find a safer SUV for their family.

If you're looking to experience this for yourself, come to Pecheles Audi. We'll help you get behind the wheel. Schedule your test drive today.

1. All studies and statistics cited herein are taken from the 2017 CNN Money article, "These are the safest cars on the road."